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ProShares UltraShort QQQ backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of ProShares UltraShort QQQ. 10 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ADX / DI 방향성 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ADX / DI 방향성 (CAGR -1.4%, MDD -42.4%).

Data 2006-07-13 ~ 2026-07-31daily bars 5,044 (20.0 years)Costs 0.5%Venue XASEMonthly snapshot 2026-07-31

Results by strategy

10 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR -36.1%, drawdown -100.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR -1.4%, MDD -42.4%, Sharpe 0.01, 2% exposure.

Return/drawdown alternative: ADX / DI 방향성 — CAGR is 34.7%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 57.6%p (CAGR -1.4%, MDD -42.4%, exposure 2%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
ADX / DI 방향성
period=23, threshold=29
-1.4%-42.4%0.01-0.030.8x142%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=72, slow=191
-2.8%-66.5%-0.02-0.040.6x67%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=69, slow=244
-3.3%-69.8%-0.03-0.050.5x1010%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=66, k=3.3
-3.9%-74.9%-0.06-0.050.5x165%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=24, atrPeriod=23, mult=4
-4.5%-71.8%-0.16-0.060.4x182%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=87, exitN=16
-6.4%-87.0%-0.17-0.070.3x266%
ROC 모멘텀
n=116, threshold=0.14
-6.5%-76.5%-0.20-0.090.3x506%
Supertrend
period=17, mult=4.1
-16.8%-98.8%-0.38-0.170.0x8929%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.16
-21.4%-99.4%-0.58-0.220.0x21132%
MACD
fast=15, slow=32, signal=7
-27.1%-99.9%-0.70-0.270.0x37151%
Buy and hold-36.1%-100.0%-0.79-0.360.0x1100%
0.001 0.01 0.1 1x 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 ADX / DI 방향성Buy and hold
ADX / DI 방향성: Solid strategy line versus dashed buy-and-hold line. Log scale.
0% -25% -50% -75% -100% 2007 2010 2013 2016 2019 2022 2025 Buy and holdADX / DI 방향성
ADX / DI 방향성 maximum drawdown -42.4% (2008-11-20 → 2022-03-25), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Looks at both the direction and the strength of the trend; holds only in a strong uptrend.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were selected on the same full-history sample using sharpe over 40 trials per strategy, so results contain in-sample bias. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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